Gulf Broadcast

High Definition is the new buzz phrase in the industry and it seems to sum up the gist of a good bit of what we have witnessed in the past few months in terms of both product launches as well as regional installations. In the Middle East, we have had the advantage of having a [...]

We have adopted a name more in tune with our main activity in the market! What was trading before as Computer Point has now changed to Gulf Broadcast & Professional Systems. The legal status of the company has changed as well from an establishment to a Single Person Company with limited liability and a paid [...]

Tewksbury , MA – August 9, 2005 – Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLE). Avid will issue approximately 6.2 million shares of stock and pay approximately $71.3 million in cash to Pinnacle shareholders and option holders. As of today’s market close, Pinnacle [...]

Avid Technology, Inc. and Pinnacle Systems, Inc. today announced that the European Commission has cleared Avid’s proposed acquisition of Pinnacle. With this final regulatory clearance, the parties expect to complete the acquisition on August 9, 2005. “Now that we have cleared regulatory review in Europe, we can complete the transaction and begin moving ahead with [...]

Presented as a technology preview at SIGGRAPH 2005, Face Robot™ provides artists with the tools to produce lifelike facial animation and digital acting with emotion and depth.SOFTIMAGE®|FACE ROBOT™ allows 3-D artists to achieve realistic, lifelike facial animation for high-end film, post and games projects. Based on extensive anatomical research, Face Robot™ uses a groundbreaking new [...]

It is with sadness that we heard of King Fahad’s death this morning. In his memory and his honour, Computer Point will close for business for 3 days to join the government and people of Bahrain in mourning. We shall resume business on Thursday, August 4th, 2005. May he rest in peace.